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Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Good morning! Ack, it is Tuesday again so this is Lorie with you today and seriously how did we get to the last day of May? Only 10 more days until my youngest son graduates from high school...what?!? There is still so much I'd like to do but I'm not going to stress myself out so I'm sure something will have to be not quite homemade. :) Speaking of graduation and Tuesday. I've made another graduation card with the Cap & Scroll E326 stamp from Great Impressions Stamps...check it out!

I've used the sketch this week at CAS(E) this Sketch! to make this card and again, used my new t-square to make a frame (can you tell I love that thing?). It seems like a perfect layout for a fun and simple layout with sequins and the stamp really being the star of the show. Clean, simple, and perfect for a graduate!
Well, that is what I have to share with you today!

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Thursday, May 26, 2016

I stamped the Dog & Birdon Watercolor Paper with Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink then commenced with watercoloring the image with some Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads, Marvy LePlume Markers, pallet, paintbrush and water. After coloring this adorable stamp, I used a dauber to apply the blue sky surrounding the image. I layered my coloring on my embossed panel, and a kraft panel to frame the image. The final step was to add the twine and pop the completed panel onto my cardbase.

I left the card without a sentiment so I can personalize it, by hand, for my nephews high school graduation card. It's not your typical graduation card, I know, but I'm going to use it for that purpose.

Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Hi there! I have a card to share with you today that is perfect for sending to anyone on your mind.

I'm not sure what it is about jar images but I just love them :) This one is called(F616) Mason Jar and I stamped it onto watercolor paper and watercolored it and then trimmed it out. The sentiment is (B195) Playful Thinking of You. I added some sequins to dress it up a bit.

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Hello friends! I'm just amazed at how fast this month is going by! Here it is another Tuesday so this is Lorie from Live-Love-Laugh-Create 2 and I'm back to share with you another card made with a fun Great Impressions Stamp.

Look at that adorable F631 Bear With Flowers! He's bringing a pot of lovely spring flowers to the birthday girl! I love the way the papers mimic the sky and ground with the blue and flowered papers. I've also used the C458 It's Your Birthday stamp which I clearly love because I use it often! I decided to mimic the dots on the orange paper but in brown on some of the other papers and I think it gave the card a fun, happy look!Well, that is it for today!

Some faux stitching and a few yellow rhinestones to mimic sunshine finished off this focal panel. It was layered on top of some fabulous polka dot paper. I totally adore the way this turned out, and I hope you agree! Let me know your thoughts in the comments below.

Saturday, May 21, 2016

I love this chickadee stamp! It's Great Impressions stamp G28 - Winter Chickadee, colored with Copic markers. The sentiment, stamped in red on the base of the easel card, is A151 - Cheer.The card was cut out on my Silhouette Cameo. The snowflakes are Cheery Lynn dies. The papers have been in my stash forever. Have you joined our Birthday with Bling challenge yet at Great Impressions Stamps? Please do! It goes all month, and I'd love to see what you make! Don't forget to shop at the Great Impressions Store, too! You'll find these 2 stamps, and many, many more!

I pulled out my Copic Markers for today's card. I had so much fun coloring Vera & Mable Having Coffee. A bit of fussy cutting and paper-piecing for Mable's flower and earrings, which I ran thru my Xyron Sticker Maker. I pulled the colors from my image to create the background, and then used some Liquid Pearls for the jewelry.

Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Hello! Leah here today and I have a pretty thank you card to share with you.

Sometimes it is so nice to have an image and sentiment all in one! This one is called (G364) Spring Special Thanks. I stamped it onto watercolor paper and watercolored it. After I was done I used some Distress ink to ink it lightly and mounted it to my card base. A strip of glittery gold washi tape finishes it off.

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Hello! It is Tuesday so that means this is Lorie stopping in today. Once again I'm excited to stop in and share with you a card I made with some wonderful Great Impressions Stamps! Next month my youngest son is graduating high school so I, of course, have some graduation craftiness to make...starting with this fun card!

Don't ya just love it? Clean, simple, and a bit abstract in the coloring, don't ya think? I've used two GI stamps the Cap & Scroll E326, and Dreams B180. I used a Real Red cardstock base and a white for the layer. The grid detailing was made with t-ruler that I purchased recently. I like the look! It may just be one of my favorite Great Impressions cards!

Well, that is what I have to share with you today! Thank you for stopping by and make sure you hop on over to the Great Impressions blog to check out and play along with our current challenge!

Monday, May 16, 2016

Hi, all! It's Monday, so I'm back to share a card made using some of my favorite stamps from Great Impressions! Take a peek...

I started by stamping G454 Rose Trio onto kraft cardstock and colored it in with colored pencils. I added some liquid pearls for a bit more shine and to tie in the polka dot paper used on the card base.

The sentiment I used is E841 To Be Oneself. I truly believe this is the definition of friendship! I stamped it onto white cardstock, and then accented it with a few fun embellishments.

I really like the way this turned out. I think the red, white, and green are a bit Christmas-y sometimes, but I feel that they work well here. What do you think? Please leave me a comment below to let me know!

Thursday, May 12, 2016

Leaving the Someone Like You Sentiment as my focal point for today's card, I pulled out some Coral, Smoked Sea Salt and Spearmint cardstock to create my background.

Of course once I was done, I thought maybe I should have embossed the base panel. I love the clean and simple design which is perfect for putting in the mail. Loving this design I think I'm going to make a set of cards in different colors, and add that embossing that I left out (wink).

Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Hi! Today I have a fun birthday card to share with you that also goes along with the current CRAFT challenge that Great Impressions is sponsoring this week.

I used some super cute new images for my card. The adorable pup and bird are called (G534) Dog and Bird and the matching sentiment is (G535) Early Bird. I watercolored the image and added some embossed edging to the sides.

For some embellishment I added some gold washi tape and a few dew drops. Hopefully I don't forget anyone's birthday soon, but if I do at least I have a cute card, just in case :)

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Good morning friends! Today is Tuesday so this is Lorie and I get to share with you a fun card made with a Great Impressions Stamp!

There are so many times that I'm just looking for a 'hello' card and this super cute image is perfect! This is called Owllo (G553). I thought it would be fun to use blue paper up top of the card and then I embossed it with a cloud embossing folder. The yellow scallop is reminiscent of the sun and then of course the leaf paper to ground it a bit.

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